![]() ![]() No matter who ultimately succeeds outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), there is a near-zero chance that Congress will take up comprehensive immigration changes during the remainder of President Barack Obama’s administration. “And a majority of the conference is on my side of this argument.” Steve King (R-Iowa), a well-known immigration hard-liner, in an interview this week. There will be a “major intraparty battle over immigration if Paul comes forward,” predicted Rep. ![]() ![]() From his days battling a restrictive California immigration ballot measure in the early 1990s, to his quiet efforts the past two years to help build GOP consensus for immigration reform, Ryan has a lengthy history of pushing for an overhaul that runs counter to the most conservative wings of his own party. ![]()
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